MAGL Knockout mouse
Invented by Robert Zimmermann at University of Graz
Catalogue Number | 160870 |
Antigen/Gene or Protein Targets | monoglyceride lipase; monoacyl glycerol lipase |
Synonyms | MGL, Mgll, Magl |
Model | Conditional KO |
Relevance | Useful model for the generation of tissue/cell specific MAGL-deficient mice. Animals might be useful for studies, e.g. on energy metabolism or endocannabinoid signalling. |
Production Details | A floxed neomycin resistance cassette was inserted upstream of exon 3. An additional loxP site was inserted downstream of exon 4. Cre-mediated recombination removed the selection cassette leaving Mgll exon 3 and 4 floxed. Further details are available upon request. |
Breeding Information | Good breeder. homozygous mice may be bred together to maintain a live colony. |
Conditional | Yes |
Conditional Description | Targeted, conditional ready |
Growth/Phenotype Keywords | These mice are conditional ready, and phenotypical identical to C57BL/6J mice. |
Strain | C57BL/6J |
Mouse Genetic Background/Cross History | These mice were generated using HM1-ES cells. ES cell clones were injected into C57BL/6J blastocysts to enable coat colour selection of the chimeras. Mice were subsequently backcrossed to C57BL/6J (≥ 10 generations). When kept as a homozygous colony, mice are regularly backcrossed to C57BL/6J to avoid generation of subpopulations. |
Zygosity | Homozygous |
Research Area | Metabolism, Cell Signaling & Signal Transduction |
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Robert Zimmermann |
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Franz Radner |